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£27m Transport Hub Takes Shape In L’Derry

Source: https://www.constructionireland.ie/

The £27 million North West Multi-Modal Transport Hub project is taking shape in L’Derry. Contractor Farrans is making good progress on the project ahead of its scheduled completion in late 2020. The construction firm, working in Joint Venture partnership with railway engineers, Rhomberg Sersa, is restoring and refurbishing the listed station at Waterside to create a gateway to the north west of Northern Ireland. Work involves the construction of new platforms, a 100-space Park & Ride and the demolition of the current train station. Other features will include a new bus-turning circle and a greenway link to City Centre via the Peace Bridge, as well as track, signalling and telecoms works.It is being delivered with funding from the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme, and support from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in Ireland.The Joint Venture is completing the development on behalf of Translink.